dextrocardia

[ dek-stroh-kahr-dee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an abnormal condition in which the heart is displaced to the right side of the chest.
2. dextral displacement of the heart with complete transposition of the cardiac chambers, the right chambers being on the left side and the left chambers being on the right side.

dextrocardia

/ ˌdɛkstrəʊˈkɑːdɪə /

noun

1. med the abnormal location of the heart in the right side of the chest

Other Words From

• dextro·cardi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dextrocardia¹

From New Latin; dextro-, -cardia

Example Sentences

The titular character in Ian Fleming’s 1958 James Bond novel Dr No is saved from a bullet because of his dextrocardia.

From The Guardian

Last January, Ms. Peralta learned she had been living with dextrocardia, a heart condition, since birth.

From New York Times

In fact it goes beyond mere dextrocardia, which would mean only the heart is transposed; instead, all our organs are placed in mirror image to the norm.

From The Guardian